C2321 It Was Set
The emperor of Great Lu Dynasty took the final condition of the competition and was speechless for a long time.
Although, after Minister Wu's' hard work ', the people of the Fengjue Country had made concessions in terms of the conditions of the negotiation. They also asked for less things than before. However, even if these requests were to His Majesty the Emperor, or to the Great Lu Dynasty... It was too much.
If it was in the past, a few years ago, or a dozen years ago... If the people of the Fengjue Country were to make such a request to them, the emperor of the Great Lu Dynasty... He would be able to smash this book into the other party's face and wake him up.
However, today was different from the past. The current Great Lu Dynasty was plagued with internal and external problems. There were many contradictions, and they had gradually weakened. Although... Its foundation was still deep, and it still had a lot of potential to be unearthed. However, on the battlefield, they wouldn't be a match for the Fengjue Country for a short period of time. Furthermore, they had just fought with the Fengjue Country. After suffering a crushing defeat, the soldiers of the Great Lu Dynasty... They were even more afraid of the army of the Fengjue Country. Once they met the enemy on the battlefield... That's even lower than before.
Therefore, the emperor of the Great Lu Dynasty understood that right now... They could not defeat the Fengjue Country, even if they were unwilling to admit it. However, this was indeed the truth. At least for the time being, it would be like this. He needed time to develop the domestic economy and reorganize the army. Only in this way could they defeat the Fengjue Country. Therefore... He needed time right now, even if it was just a few years of time.
Therefore, this negotiation must be achieved. Even if the other party's conditions were still harsh, he could only grit his teeth and admit it.
The king looked up at Wu Yan and said, "This is the last condition? Can't we talk about it anymore?"
"I am useless!" Wu Yan hurriedly pleaded.
"Sigh." The king sighed deeply and waved his hand at Wu Yan. "It's not that you are incompetent, you have done very well. It is already very good that the people of Fengjue Country can make concessions. It is our own army that did not live up to expectations. If they can defeat the people of Fengjue Country on the battlefield, why do we need to look at their faces like this? Even if we don't win, we can still lose in a more dignified manner. The result..."
Even though some time had already passed... However, whenever this topic was brought up... The Great Lu Dynasty Emperor couldn't help but feel angry. He couldn't be blamed for this. The current situation was all caused by the defeat at the front line. If Li Yuangu could win that time, the current situation wouldn't be like this. They also had more confidence to negotiate with the people of Fengjue Country, even if Li Yuangu lost. However, if they lost in a more dignified manner, it wouldn't be easy for the people of the Fengjue Country to win. They wouldn't be like this either.
Therefore, it was all Li Yuangu's fault!
Although the dead were the most important, in the heart of the Great Lu Dynasty Emperor, he really wished he could skin Li Yuangu alive and burn his bones and scatter his ashes!
"Your Majesty, this peace negotiation..." Although the negotiation was handled by Wu Yan, the final signature and stamp must be approved by the Emperor.
"Let's do it this way." The king looked at the conditions on the scroll again. He quickly stamped the seal and put it away. He threw it to Wu Yan. He did not want to look at the scroll again. Those words and the contents of the scroll seemed to be mocking him mercilessly. He was mocking his incompetence.
Wu Yan silently took the scroll, but his mood was completely different from the emperor's.
The one who signed and stamped was the emperor, and the one who lost the battle was Li Yuangu. So, after this peace agreement was exposed to the world, people cursed the most. It must be His Majesty the Emperor and Li Yuangu. As for him... There wouldn't be too much infamy, or even... Because the Emperor would reward those who could make the Fengjue Country make concessions. Therefore, the matter of the peace talks... To Wu Yan... It's a good thing.
"Your Majesty, regarding the marriage, the people of Fengjue Country hope that Princess Qi can return with them." Wu Yan continued.
This was also something Wu Yan was very concerned about. After all, he had spent a lot of effort on this matter. It was all for the sake of marrying Princess Qi to the Fengjue Country. But now... This marriage had also become a part of the peace talks. Wu Yan did not discuss this matter with the people of the Fengjue Country at all. He completely agreed according to the thoughts of the people of the Fengjue Country.
As for Lu Yizha, he couldn't forget about Princess Qi. Although... The matter of the marriage had already been settled, and the people of the Great Lu Dynasty probably wouldn't dare to go back on their word. However, Lu Yizha wanted to take Princess Qi away as soon as possible. He wanted to get her to bed as soon as possible.
Regarding this, Wu Yan naturally did not have any objections. He agreed immediately and was even very happy.
"Princess Qi..." The Emperor had to mutter Princess Qi's name, but he still felt guilty in his heart.
During this period of time, Princess Qi actually did not have a happy life. Although the Emperor had promised her that she could go out to play at will, he had also rewarded Princess Qi a lot of things, but Princess Qi's mood did not improve at all. Regarding this, the Emperor also understood. Furthermore... He felt even more guilty.
Princess Qi did not leave the Palace during these few days. She was just playing in the Palace. As for the things that the Emperor rewarded her, she did not touch them. She did not really care about these things that were not part of her body. Now, under such circumstances, she did not care even more.
The Emperor had not gone to see Princess Qi for the past few days. It was not that he did not want to see her. It was because he did not dare to see her because he did not know how to face Princess Qi. Facing his beloved sister, in the end, it was because of his incompetence. It caused the Great Lu Dynasty to be inferior to the Fengjue Country. If he could make the Great Lu Dynasty powerful enough... Then there was no need for peace talks or marriage. Princess Qi naturally did not need to marry into the Fengjue Country.
Therefore, all of this had something to do with him. The Emperor felt even more guilty and did not know how to face Princess Qi. He could only understand Princess Qi's recent situation through the eunuchs.
"Yes, the Fengjue Country's First Prince is infatuated with Princess Qi. He wants to bring Princess Qi back as soon as possible." Wu Yan said, "I see that the Fengjue Country's First Prince has fallen in love with Princess Qi. If that's the case... Princess Qi will not suffer in the Fengjue Country. It is also a good thing. "
At this time, Wu Yan was naturally speaking up for Lu Yizha. Putting aside the fact that the two of them had been working together for the past few days, their relationship had become much closer. Even if Wu Yan didn't have any relationship with Lu Yizha, he would still speak up for him. Because, this was the only way to make the Emperor make a decision as soon as possible. Wu Yan was afraid that it would take too long to marry his seventh brother. What kind of accident would happen?
Furthermore, Princess Qi had left the Great Lu Dynasty one day earlier, so Imperial Concubine Wu would be able to take charge of the harem a little earlier. Wu Yan was also somewhat impatient.
"Hmph, a mere barbarian, how can he be worthy of Princess Qi?" The Emperor snorted and said, even though he had just signed an unfair treaty with Fengjue Country. However, in the Emperor's heart, he was still not interested in the Fengjue Country, "Even if he likes Princess Qi, Princess Qi will not like him."
The Emperor really did not know what kind of person his Royal Sister liked. Otherwise, he would have helped her settle the marriage matter a long time ago and would not have dragged it till today. However, the Emperor still had some understanding of what kind of person Princess Qi hated. And that Fengjue Country's First Prince was definitely the kind of person Princess Qi hated.
Furthermore, Princess Qi had some unpleasant interactions with Lu Yizha outside the Palace. It was even more impossible for her to have a good impression of Lu Yizha. Furthermore, because of that incident... The Emperor was full of malice towards Lu Yizha. As for what Wu Yan had said... He also didn't believe it. If he had a choice, he wouldn't have married his Royal Sister to a bastard like Lu Yizha.2
Of course, although the king didn't believe what Wu Yan said about Lu Yizha, however, he didn't doubt Wu Yan's intentions. In his opinion, Wu Yan was only blinded by Lu Yizha. He didn't see Lu Yizha's character clearly.
"That's of course. How could the First Prince of Fengjue Country be worthy of Princess Qi?" Wu Yan also said, "However, Lu Yizha is devoted to Princess Qi. This is a good thing for Princess Qi."
"Humph!" The king snorted and did not say anything else. However... If that Lu Yizha really treated Princess Qi sincerely, it would naturally be a good thing for Princess Qi. Previously, from the looks of it, the possibility of this happening wasn't very high.
"I will get someone to inform Princess Qi." The Emperor said. It was not easy to come to an agreement on the ceasefire. He did not want any accidents to happen. It was really during this period of time. He asked his generals, but in the end, everyone was fighting against the Fengjue Country. Therefore, there was no way for them to have another war with the Fengjue Country at this moment.
Since the marriage had already been decided, Princess Qi was prepared. There was no need to waste these few days' time. The person who had promised the Fengjue Country was... This was to prevent them from finding excuses to make other requests at that time.
Hearing the words of the Emperor, the corner of Wu Yan's mouth curled up slightly. Clearly, he was very satisfied with this result.
With the king's decision, this matter was settled.
Princess Qi on the other side also quickly got this news. When she got this news, she sat there blankly for a long time before recovering.
In fact, during this period of time, Princess Qi's heart was still looking forward to a miracle to happen. However, the cruel reality told her that all of this was destined. There was no way to change it. She was destined to marry into the Fengjue Country. She was going to marry the Lu Yizha she hated.
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